Billiard-cue-tipping rack



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B. WOOD. BILLIARD CUE TIPPING RACK.

No. 511,984. Patented Jan. '2, 1894.

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UNITED. STATES BENJAMIN WOOD, OF RIOHWOOD, OHIO.

BlLLlARD-CUE-TIPPING RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 511,984, dated January2, 1894.

Application filed May 8, 1893. Serial No. 473,496- (No model.) I

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN Wool), a citizen of the United States,residing at Richwood, in the county of Union and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Billiard-Cue-TippingRacks; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention has relation to an improvement in racks or frames forholding billiard cues, while the leather or other tips are drying asglued or cemented to one end of the cues, and the novelty will be fullyunderstood from the following description and claim when taken inconnection with the annexed drawings, in which Figure 1, is aperspective view of my improved device illustrating a series of cues inposition in said rack or frame, while the glue or cement to hold thetips, is drying. Fig. 2, is a vertical, sectional, detail view of theupper portion or head of the frame. Fig. 3, is a perspective detail viewof the same. Fig. 4, is a horizontal, sectional, detail view of the upper portion of the head or frame, and Fig. 5, is a perspective view ofone=of the pressure blocks.

Referring by letter to said drawings :-A, indicates a frame or rack,which consists mainly of two uprights a, a horizontal top I), connectingsaid uprights, and a horizontal base 0, which also connects the uprightsat their lower ends. The base 0, is provided on its upper side atsuitable intervals with shallow pits or depressions (:1, designed toreceive the leather tips or tips of other suitable material to besecured to billiard cues.

B, indicates a horizontal cross-bar or strip which is secured to theuprights a, at a suitable altitude, and this bar or strip is provided inone of its longitudinal edges withnotches 8, arranged at points directlyabove the pits or depressions cl, in the base piece.

0, indicates a horizontal strip or bar which is also secured to theuprights at a suitable distance below the horizontal top bar I). Thisstrip 0, is provided in its outer, longitudinal edge with curvilinearrecesses f, which are designed to receive the butt ends of the cues aswill be presently described. Rising from the upper side of this strip 0,and extending to the top cross bar or strip b, andharranged between eachrecess f, is a vertical partition g, and these partitions are designedto form compartments h. It will be observed that the partitions are soarranged upon the strip or bar 0, as to provide horizontal seats 2', toreceive and seat pressure blocks D. These blocks which are placed onewithin each compartment are designed in operation to press upon the buttend of a one and are backed by pressure sprin gs E. These springs E,which may be of spiral or coiled form are arranged one in eachcompartment, and the respective compartments are closed in front by avertical wall it, which has vertical recesses Z; the recesses Z, beingso arranged with respect to the recesses f, in the strip 0, that a onemay be inserted or withdrawn from the compartment by simply pulling thecue toward the operator.

On one side of the frame is a box or receptacle F, having a hinged dooron, and on the opposite side is a similar box G, with a hinged door it,for the reception of one tips and the glue or cement to be used.

The construction which I have so far described will permit of the use ofthe longest cues and in order that short cues might be placed in therack, I have provided a horizontal stool H, at each side, and attachedto the inner side of the uprights a. These stools are supported on legsI, and have a pit or depression d, in their upper sides similar to thepits or depressions in the base piece 0.

The entire rack or frame may be suitably secured to a wallor other meansof attachment, and the device may be made ornamental so as to present ahandsome appearance. 1

In operation, the leather tips being attached to the tapered end of theone by glue or other adhesive substance, the opposite end of the one isplaced beneath the pressure block D, and forced upwardly so as tocontract the spring above it, when the body of the one is then guidedinto one of the notches or recesses e, in the cross bar B, and the tipwith its one let down into the pit or depression d, in the base piece,where it will remain under spring pressure until the glue or cement hasdried, and the cue removed by the attendant.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- V The improved billiardcue rack or holder, described, comprising the uprights connected attheir upper ends by a cross bar, the horizontal cross piece havingnotches in its front edge, the vertical partitions rising from saidcross piece so as to form compartments, the pressure blocks arranged inthe base of said compartments and exposed through the BENJAMIN WOOD.

In presence of JAMES Q. ROBINSON, WM. A; PHELPS.

